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FILE PHOTO: The Sicpa Oasis validator system (bullion protect) is pictured on one kilogram bar of gold at Swiss refiner Metalor in Marin near Neuchâtel, Switzerland | Photo Credit: DENIS BALIBOUSE
Gold prices in India have seen an upward trend today, March 24, with an increase seen across all major cities. The price of both 22-carat and 24-carat gold has risen compared with the previous session. This report provides a detailed, city-by-city breakdown of today’s gold prices.
Gold Rate in India
The average price for 22-carat gold in india today is ₹12,915 per gram, marking an increase of ₹30. For 8 grams, the price is ₹1,03,320, up by ₹240. The 24-carat gold price stands at ₹13,561 per gram (up by ₹32) and ₹1,08,488 for 8 grams (up by ₹256).
Gold Rate in Mumbai
In Mumbai, the average price for 22-carat gold in India today is ₹12,915 per gram, marking an increase of ₹30. For 8 grams, the price is ₹1,03,320, up by ₹240. The 24-carat gold price stands at ₹13,561 per gram (up by ₹32) and ₹1,08,488 for 8 grams (up by ₹256).
Gold Rate in Chennai
Chennai’s gold rates have also seen a jump. A gram of 22-carat gold is priced at ₹13,000, a rise of ₹50. An 8-gram piece costs ₹1,04,000, up by ₹400. For 24 carat goldthe price is ₹13,650 per gram, an increase of ₹52, and ₹1,09,200 for 8 grams, up by ₹416.
Gold Rate in Hyderabad
Hyderabad’s 22-carat gold price has also seen a jump. A gram of 22-carat gold is priced at ₹13,000, a rise of ₹50. An 8-gram piece costs ₹1,04,000, up by ₹400.
For 24 carat goldthe price was ₹13,650 per gram, an increase of ₹52, and ₹1,09,200 for 8 grams, up by ₹416.
Gold Rate in Delhi
In Delhi, the price of 22-carat gold is ₹12,965 per gram (up by ₹30) and ₹1,03,720 for 8 grams (up by ₹240). The 24-carat gold price is ₹13,613 per gram, a jump of ₹31, while 8 grams costs ₹1,08,904, up by ₹248.
Gold Rate in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad’s gold prices also reflect the national trend. The price for 1 gram of 22-carat gold is ₹12,969, an increase of ₹30, and ₹1,03,752 for 8 grams, up by ₹240. For 24-carat gold, the price is ₹13,617 per gram (up by ₹31) and ₹1,08,936 for 8 grams (up by ₹248).
Gold Rate in Kolkata
In Kolkata1 gram of 22-carat gold is priced at ₹13,015, up by ₹30, and 8 grams at ₹1,04,120, up by ₹240. The price for 24-carat gold is ₹13,666 per gram, an increase of ₹32, while 8-gram gold was priced at ₹1,09,328, up by ₹256.
Gold Rate in Bengaluru
Bengaluru also witnessed a rise in gold rates. The price of 22-carat gold is ₹12,975 per gram (up by ₹30) and ₹1,03,800 for 8 grams (up by ₹240). The 24-carat gold price is ₹13,624 per gram (up by ₹32) and ₹1,08,992 for 8 grams (up by ₹256).
Gold Rates Courtesy: bankbazaar.com
Published on March 24, 2026
Published On 24 Mar 2026
Brendon McCullum will continue as England’s head coach in all three formats, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has said, despite the team’s lacklustre performances and lingering questions about their dressing-room culture.
Ben Stokes will remain as Test captain with Harry Brook as his vice-captain, and Rob Key will stay as managing director of England’s men’s cricket, the ECB said on Monday, following a review centred around a humbling Ashes series.
England suffered a 4-1 defeat in Australia this year, and the criticism included their casual preparations for the marquee Test series.
Led by Brook, whose altercation with a nightclub bouncer in New Zealand last year continues to be a distraction, England lost to eventual champions India in the semifinals of the Twenty20 World Cup this month.
All-rounder Liam Livingstone has also criticised the team culture, saying the current regime does not care about players outside the core group.
“I’ve seen the driving ambition and determination that we’re lucky enough to have within our leadership group to take the lessons from the Ashes and move forward,” ECB chief executive Richard Gould told the BBC.
“These are all individuals that have got other things that they can do in their lives. They are all committed to doing the best for England and to learning the lessons that are evident.”
British media have also reported that former New Zealand captain McCullum’s bond with Test captain Stokes had frayed during the Ashes series, though the duo have publicly backed each other.
McCullum is contracted to oversee the team until the end of the 50-over World Cup in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia next year. England host New Zealand for a three-Test series in June before eight limited-overs matches at home to India.
Stokes said the last three months had been his hardest as England captain, but he was confident the leadership group would take the team forward.
“Baz [McCullum], Rob and myself have the passion and desire to take this team forward, we are going to give you everything we have, we know we made mistakes along the way and we have learnt from those mistakes, you learn more from failure than success,” he posted on social media.
Stokes reckons the past three months have been the “hardest period” of his time as England captain, but is determined that the current leadership group can oversee a revival in the Test team’s fortunes.
Key denied suggestions that Stokes and McCullum had fallen out in Australia, despite the pair offering contrasting messages during a disappointing series loss.
“Being England captain is the greatest honour a player can be given and I do not take it for granted,” Stokes wrote.
“It has its highs and it has its lows, it makes you want to smile, it makes you want to cry. It completely and utterly consumes you and feels like it’s the only thing in your life at times.
“The last 3 months has without a doubt been the hardest period of my captaincy journey, it’s tested me in so many different ways and I’m sure every other captain has gone through this as well.”
Stokes has not played since suffering a groin injury in the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney in January, but is set to feature for Durham in the County Championship in advance of this season’s home Test programme.
Key, whose position had also come under scrutiny, told Sky Sports on Monday that McCullum was the best man to lead England.
“Ultimately, it’s about who do the players, who do we think can take English cricket forward? Who’s the one that can get the best out of the best players in this country? And for me, that’s Brendon McCullum,” Key said.
“There’s been some really, really good stuff done. You know, it was a winter that did not go well, which would be an understatement, but that doesn’t mean they’re bad leaders.”
Asked if McCullum needed to abort the ultra-aggressive, front-foot style known as Bazball after it was found wanting in the Ashes and at home to India last year, Key said it was more a matter of evolution.
“There’s no point in keeping Brendon McCullum if you want him to completely change and become someone else,” Key said. “If you lose authenticity as a coach, captain, [or] leader in any business, you’re done. Brendon has not done that, and I don’t want him to do that.”
A body has been discovered following another fire in a house in Ireland where two people were murdered in an arson attack in December.
Four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and his great-aunt Mary Holt were killed in the fire at the County Offaly home last year.
Police are now investigating “all the circumstances” of the latest blaze at Castleview Park in Edenderry.
An Garda Siochana spokesperson said: “The body of an adult person has been discovered inside the premises.
“A post-mortem will be conducted to determine the cause of death, which will determine the course of any Garda investigation.”
The scene has been preserved for forensic examination and gardai are appealing for anybody with any information on this house fire to contact them.
The young boy’s grandmother also received hospital treatment for serious burn injuries in the first blaze.
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Opinion Has Microsoft finally reckoned with Windows 11’s many failings – or has its OS chief, Pavan Davuluri, simply offered more soothing platitudes to users fed up with bugs and unwanted AI?
Davuluri wrote a lengthy post on the Windows blog that was long on promises that things will get better, but short on words like “sorry,” “apologize,” or even the Americanism “our bad.”
According to Davuluri, the movable taskbar dropped from Windows 11 is returning. Windows Update will stop forcing restarts quite so relentlessly. File Explorer will work as it should. And Windows itself will be less of a resource hog, faster, and more reliable.
Microsoft has also promised to rethink its obsession with AI. Davuluri said: “We are reducing unnecessary Copilot entry points, starting with apps like Snipping Tool, Photos, Widgets, and Notepad.”
Not that Copilot is going away. “You will see us be more intentional about how and where Copilot integrates across Windows, focusing on experiences that are genuinely useful and well‑crafted,” Davuluri said.
This implies that, up to now, the changes have not been intentional. So spraying Windows with the assistant, regardless of how users felt about it, was somehow an accident?
Windows 11 has become a bit of a car crash in the last few years – borked update after borked update. Rather than fixing problems, Microsoft instead focused on adding AI to Notepad and Paint. Users cried out for the return of seemingly minor functionality, such as the ability to move the taskbar, but Microsoft instead offered widgets and more Copilot.
A look at social media is enough to get an idea of how users regard Microsoft’s wares these days. An anonymous contributor to the AnonOpin account on Bluesky is an example. A recent post was: “Windows 11 and Office 365 are like a time warp back to the early 2000s. The OS isn’t stable and Office has functionality that doesn’t work that you can’t remove. And Copilot is Clippy.”
It’s a self-selecting example, but it gives a flavor of what Davuluri is up against.
It is also worth remembering it was Davuluri who proclaimed Windows was “evolving into an agentic OS” in November 2025, only to read the comments and acknowledge that users were unhappy. Four months later, he has confirmed there is at least some awareness within Microsoft that the Windows 11 ship urgently needs righting.
The problem is that Windows development these days is like a supertanker, and changing direction will take a while. Microsoft is not as nimble as it was decades ago. The changes Davuluri promised will unfold over 2026, meaning it will take a long time before users feel the impact. Considering that almost every Windows update seems to introduce one regression or another, those same users might feel an altogether unwelcome impact.
Davuluri’s post is an admission that Microsoft that not all is well in the world of Windows. However, the engineer stopped short of suggesting that whoever signed off on changing Notepad from its text editor origins be fired into the heart of the Sun.
Nor is there a promise to halt the relentless tinkering or to rehire the quality assurance team, whose presence is sorely missed.
There isn’t a “sorry” anywhere in the text, despite Davuluri admitting myriad issues.
Once again, Microsoft has conceded there are problems with Windows and some users are unhappy. However, Davuluri did something similar in 2025, and Microsoft still had a disastrous start to 2026.
The challenge facing Davuluri and his employer is whether Windows users have the patience and faith to stick with the operating system as engineers frantically patch self-inflicted holes in the good ship Windows. ®
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Published On 24 Mar 2026
Danes are voting in a general election called early by the country’s prime minister in apparent hopes of exploiting public support for her firm stance on Greenland.
Mette Frederiksen, 48, is hoping to secure a third term in office for her centre-left Social Democrat party in Tuesday’s poll, which she called several months before she had to.
Her popularity, which has faded during her second term, has been boosted by her refusal to bow to US President Donald Trump’s pressure over the ownership of the kingdom’s semi-autonomous territory.
Hoping to unseat her are two opponents from the centre-right, one of whom, Liberal Party candidate Troels Lund Poulsen, is defence minister in Ms Frederiksen’s coalition government.
The other, Alex Vanopslagh, of the Liberal Alliance, recently admitted he took cocaine earlier in his time as party leader, which may have dented his chances.
The anti-immigration Danish People’s Party looks well-placed to bounce back from a very weak showing at the last election in 2022.
No single party is expected to win a majority under Denmark’s system of proportional representation, meaning another coalition from either the leftist “red bloc” or right-wing “blue bloc” is the likeliest outcome, possibly after lengthy negotiations.
Ms Frederiksen’s outgoing three-party administration was the first in decades to straddle the political divide.
Greenland, which took up much of the government’s energy in recent months, hasn’t been prominent in the campaign because there is broad agreement on its place in the kingdom.
Ms Frederiksen warned in January that an American takeover of the vast Arctic island, a proposal heavily criticised by Denmark’s European allies, would mean the end of NATO.
The crisis has since receded, as Washington joined talks with Denmark and Greenland over an Arctic security deal.
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More than 4.3 million people are eligible to vote for the new Folketing, or parliament, in Copenhagen, which is elected for a four-year term.
The single-chamber body has 179 seats, with two each representing Greenland and Denmark’s other semi-autonomous territory, the Faroe Islands.
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President Donald Trump paused planned U.S. strikes on Iran just hours before a self-imposed deadline, citing diplomatic progress that Tehran immediately denied, even as U.S. forces continued moving into position, a split signal that leaves the next move uncertain.
The move creates a narrow five-day window in which the administration is signaling diplomacy while preserving the ability to strike, raising the stakes for whether talks materialize — or whether the delay simply sets up near-term escalation.
The abrupt shift follows a weekend ultimatum in which Trump warned the U.S. would begin targeting Iran’s power infrastructure if the Strait of Hormuz was not reopened, a threat that rattled global oil markets and heightened fears of imminent conflict.
By Monday morning, however, Trump announced a five-day delay, pointing to what he described as “very good and productive conversations” tied to a broader framework that includes nuclear disarmament.
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The rapid shift from ultimatum to pause in less than 48 hours resets the clock, opening a five-day window for diplomacy before a decision on strikes.
The whiplash shift, from strike threat to sudden pause, adds to the uncertainty around Washington’s next move.
The White House and the Iranian mission to the United Nations could not immediately be reached for comment.

President Donald Trump paused planned U.S. strikes on Iran just hours before a self-imposed deadline. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press)
Iranian officials quickly rejected the claim that negotiations were underway, dismissing Trump’s comments as “psychological warfare” and accusing Washington of using the appearance of diplomacy to buy time.
Even as the White House points to diplomacy, the Pentagon has continued to expand its military footprint in the region.
In recent days, thousands of U.S. Marines have been deployed aboard amphibious warships, adding rapid-strike and ground-operation capabilities near Iran, with additional naval assets positioned to support escalation if ordered.
The posture suggests the United States is maintaining, and in some cases increasing, its readiness to act, even as Trump signals a potential opening for negotiations.
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Iranian officials argue the two tracks are linked.
Tehran has accused Washington of using talk of diplomacy to influence oil markets and buy time for military repositioning, deepening uncertainty over whether the pause reflects a genuine diplomatic opening or a temporary delay before further action.
The dual-track approach is also being echoed by key U.S. allies.

The move creates a narrow five-day window in which the administration is signaling diplomacy while preserving the ability to strike, raising the stakes for whether talks materialize — or whether the delay simply sets up near-term escalation. (Sasan / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Trump sees “an opportunity to leverage the substantial achievements” of recent military operations to advance war objectives through a potential agreement.
“At the same time, we continue to strike both in Iran and in Lebanon,” Netanyahu said.
Some analysts say the approach reflects a strategy of applying military pressure while testing whether diplomacy produces concessions.
“I think that there’s definitely a method to the president’s decision-making here,” Jason Brodsky, policy director at United Against Nuclear Iran, told Fox News Digital.
“He is testing to see what concessions the Iranian regime would be prepared to make,” Brodsky said. “The president can be testing diplomacy. The president can also be buying time. … All these things can be true at the same time. It’s not either-or.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Trump sees “an opportunity to leverage the substantial achievements” of recent military operations to advance war objectives through a potential agreement. ( Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
Still, Brodsky expressed skepticism that the current moment will produce a breakthrough.
“I remain skeptical that we’re anywhere near a point where the Iranian regime will make significant concessions,” he said.
With the five-day window now underway, attention is shifting to what comes next.
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If negotiations fail to materialize, the administration could move forward with the strikes it has already threatened or escalate to a ground operation — with forces now in position to carry them out. If talks do take shape, the pause could mark the start of a broader diplomatic effort.
A central unresolved issue is Iran’s nuclear stockpile, which Trump and Israeli officials have signaled remains a key objective of the operation. Securing or neutralizing highly enriched uranium could prove critical in determining whether the conflict moves toward a diplomatic resolution or further military action.
In the coming days, key indicators will include whether any indirect talks emerge through intermediaries, whether U.S. force posture continues to expand, and whether Iran takes steps to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or signals willingness to negotiate.